Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-16
BILL NYE And JAY GOULD.
THE HUM0RlST PAYS HIS RESPECTS TO
THE RICH PHlLANTHR0PIST.

IHL HUWVnioI IHIo Mo nEviCVIo W
THE RICH PHlLANTHR0PIST.
| An Old Passing Acquainta nee Slightly Re
newed-Kind Solicitude That Was Not
Appreciated Few Sunday Reflections
on Millionaire and His Prospects-A
Rich Mans Possibilities in Paradise.
1t had been ten long weary years
since | last met Jay Gould until call
ed upon him yesterday to renew the &C
quaintance and discuss the happy past
Ten years of patient toll and earnest
endcavor on my part, ten years of
philanthropy OH his. have been filed
away in the grim and greedy hereto
fore. Both of us have changed in that
time, though Jay has changed more
than | have. Perhaps that is because
he has been thrown more in contact
with change than have.
Still, had changed q good deal in
those years. for when called at Irv-
ington yesterday Mr.. Gould did not
remember me. Neither did the watch
full but overestimatcd dog in the front
yard. Mr.. Gould lives in comfort in
CHEEKY home, surrounded by hired
help and barbed- wire fence.
BY wearing rcadymade clothes. in
stead of having his clothing made cs-
pccially for himself, he has been enabled
to amass n good many millions of
dollars with which he is enabled to buy
things.
Carefully conccaling the fact that l
had any business relations with the
press, gave my card to the person
who does chores for Mr.. Gould, and.
apologizing for not having dropped in
before, l took seat in the spare room
to wait for the great railroad magnate,
Mr.. Gould entered the room with a
low, stealthy tread. and looked me
over in cursory way and yet with the
air of connoiseur,
Il believe that have never had the
pleasure of meeting you before, SIR"
said the great railroad swallowcr and
amateur Phlantropist with tinge of
railroad irony.
Yes, sir, we met some ten years
ago. said /, lightly running my fingers
oyer the keys of the piano in order to
show him that was accustomed to the
sight of q piano. II was then working in
the rolling mill at Laramie City, Wyo.,
and you came to visit the mill, which
was then operated by the Union Pacific
Railroad Company. You do not re-
member me because | have purchased
different pair of trousers since | saw
you, and the cane which | wear this
season. changes my whole appearance
also, l remember you, however, very
much,
well. if VIC grant all that, Mr.. Nye,
will you excuse me for asking you to
what am indebted for this call ?'
We'll, Mr.. Could" said !. rising
to nv full height and putting my soft
hat on the brow of the Venus dc Milo,
after which | seated myself opposite
him in degaJe Western way, "you
are indebted to me for this call. That 5
what you're indebted to. But we will
let that pass We are not here to talk
about Indebtedness, Jay. If you arc
busy you needn't to return this cali till
next winter. But am here just to
converse in a quiet way, rs between
man and man. TO talk over the past,
to ask YOU how your conduct is and to
inquire if can do you any good in any
way whatever. This is no time to
speak pieces and ask in grammatical
way, TO what you are indebted for
this call My main object in coming up
here was to take you by the hand and
ask you how your memory is this
spring? Judging from what / could
hear. | was led to believe that it was a
little inclined to be sluggish and afro
phied days and to keep you awake
nights. Is that so, Jay ?"
mo, sr; that IS not So"
VERY well, then l have been misled
by the reports in the papers, and | am
glad it is all mistake. Now, one thing
more before GO Did it ever Occur
to you that while you and your family
are all out in your yacht together some
day, sudden squall, quick lurcl
of the lee scuppcrS, trcmulous move
ment of the main brace, a shuddcr Of
the spring boom might occur and all be
over ?'
Yes sir / have often thought o
it, and of course such a thing nigh
happen at any time ; but you forget
that while we are out on the broad and
boundless ocean we injoy ourselves
We are free. People with morbid GU
riosity cannot come and call on us. We
cannot get the daily newspapers, ant
we do not have to meet low vulga
people who pay their debts and per
spire."
'.Of course, that is one view to TAX
of it; but that is only selfish view
Suppose that you have made no pro
visions for the future in case of acci
dent. Would ii not be we'll for you t
name some one outside of your owl
family to take up this great burde
, which is now weighing you down-thi
money which you say yourself ha
made slave of you-and look out fo
itP Have you ever considered thi
matter seriously and settled upon
good man who would be willing to wal
J. ter your stock for you, and so conduc
, your affairs that nobody would get an
u benefit from your vast accumulation
: and in every way carry out the polio
which you have inaugurated?
IF you have not thoroughly consic
cred this matter wish that you woul
l. do so at 70 early date. i have in IN
minds eye just such man as you meet
His shoulders are well fitted for a blu
den of this kind, and he would pick
= up cheerfully at any time you see fit
> lay it down. l will give you his az
: dress"